The three-year university degree is heading for a failing grade Is this the beginning of the end for three-year degrees? A report last month by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that, although higher education is a very good investment for most, a fifth of students — around 70,000 every year — actually make a net financial loss from going to university. Not every student factors in potential earnings when deciding what to do [...]
Young voters today care about far more than just tuition fees Young voters care about more than tuition fees Student debt is, once again, pledge fodder as politicians jostle for power. Conservative leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt has promised to wipe student debt for successful entrepreneurs and reduce interest on loans, the Brexit Party has pledged to remove and reimburse interest altogether, while Labour has long vowed to scrap tuition fees entirely. It’s not hard [...]
